Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-05

NinlsteT ManElnR III new 10TH,
Officers Of the Minnesota Iron company
now in Duluth say that shipments from their
united mines next Season will approximate II
not exceed /, 400, coo tons OF iron ore.
ODe Of the Barnard Rife club at practice
Monday met with an acc dent which
resulted fatally. 1t was William Monroe,
an old soldier, who was employed as target
marker.
Three thousand dollars was appropriated
by the Hastings council last Tuesday evening
to r. G.. Libbey TO aid IL bcrir & for natural
gas. A quarter interest ia the well VIII be
owned By the city.
The laying Of the fancy stone work of the
saltwater union depot was completed
Wednesday. There will be no delay In laying
the brick work, that material being mostly
all on had at the preser. time.
George Beden while unloading some heavy
climbers which are being used In the construc.
ton OF the Kew mill st st. Cloud slipped and
fell uoder q descending beam which broke one
OF his legs and badly lacerated the other.
Clearwater has a sensation which has de-
veloped into u divorce suit. The mother.in.
law OF one Ct the LEGAL physicians found him
In a compromising situation with the servant
girl one night last week. The doctor has con-
sented to seek another location.
John Cameron, Of Leola, Dakota, while con.
fned in a cell in the county all at st. Cloud
for drunkenness, suddenly died about ten
minutes after his Incarceration He was
about thirty years old, wore a beard and
mustache and was well dressed. His destina-
tion was Hinckley.
The following Minnesotians were granted
pensions Tuesday: OrigInal-Peter WI.
helmy, st. Pail; John O'Brlen, saltwater.
Increase-Milton p. Gardner, MaVkato; Jas.
H. Baker, Holdings Ford; Isaac q. Has
brouck, Alexandria. Rsissued Charles w.
Southwick, Minnesota City.
J.J W~hittemore, a prominent attorney Of
Ortonville, was brought to the Jail at Morris
by Sheriff Hoskins for safe keeping. He was
charged with having assaulted A. 8. Crosby
with a knife. Bail was produced and ap.
proved by Judge Brown and the prisoner was
allowed 20 return acme to await the action OF
the grand jury.
The wedding OF Harry Johnson ana Miss
Carrie Moxley, Duluth, both colored, took
place Wednesday eyenitg at the residence Of
j. n. Richey. The affair was the leading So
clety event in colOred circles during the year.
A large number Of guests were present and
valuable gifts were received.
Much excitement prevails at Wabasha,
Mimi, over the discovery Of gold and silver
in largely payir & quantities at Shoefy, Wis.,,
a point about twelve miles distant from
Wabasha, up the Chippewa river. The latest
assayer returns $40 to the ton In gold, and
about $50 to the ton in silver, the specimens
being taken from different veins.
Monday evening Ben Kreger OF Hastings
was In the train coming down from st. Paul
and while under the influence of liquor he at
tempted to throw himself upon Mrs. f.. d.
Arper's lap, she being in the same train.
Upon the arrival Of the train Kreger was ar
rest, d and placed in all to await an examina
ton.
1t leaks out that a few days ago w. E.
seelye, the lumber operator, found a few
miles from Brainerd a large ledge OF rock out
cropping where iron was supposed to be In
stu In that region. He Clipped of some
specimens, and believes, on examination, that
he has some mineral bearing rock. Since
then the land has been secured and the speci-
mems sent away for analysis.
John Peterson, an employe OF the Gull
RIVER Lumber company, was brought to the
sanitartum at BraiLerd Saturday morning,
having been run over by a Northern Pacific
f..,oht G,n DIuar na or,ee.I tba
track close In advance of the approaching
train, when he trlpped and fell, and the train
was Instantly upon him. An arm and leg
were amputated, but he died Saturday even
ing.
Rev. &. w. Richardson, Of Austin, Texas,
arrived at Red Wing, Thursday, bringing
with him the corpse OF his wife who o,ed Sat.
urday, at her home OF malsrisl fever. She
was s~ixty-six years of age. Mr.. and Mrs.
Richardson were residents Of Red Wing from
1896 to 1875, when they removed to Texas.
Mr.. Richardson is presiding elder Of the Aus
tin Tex. district. The remains will be bur-
led in the family lot In the town Of Welch.
Next Sunday will be a big day for the
Catholics Of Pipestone. At IL q. m. there
will be solemn services sung by the Indian
girls Of the Avsca church choir at the court
house. In the afternoon the corner stone If
the new st. Leo's church In Pipestope will be
laid with appropriate ceremonies. Rev. F. P.
Kerr!ck, the pastor, is trying to negotiate
with the Omaha railway company to run q
special train from Heron Lake on that day
The yearly Catholic fair VIII be opene9syn
Monisy, Nov. z, and continues six dsps.
Extensive prairie tres have just, swept Lyon
county, doing much damage. especially to
stacked hay and unth.asb@E grain. The loss
In the county will BE- thousands Of dollars.
The first fire vas stsfteA by An engine Of the
Chicago and Horthwesteru railroad, when
parties to pr3tect their property began TO burn
around and IN several instances allowed it to
escage, thereby greatly iucressing the general
loss. The Chicago and Northwestern COM
pany has expressed its willingness to pay
losses traceable to its carelessnes;.
About two months ago an advertisement
appeared in the local papers OF Spring Valley
from one Schroeder, OF Chicago, stating that
h. would he In Spring Valley September 20,
with s1c0, 900 70 loan on farm property. He
came and took n any applications for loans
telling all that the money would be here ia
ter days. Being Of a jovial nature he became